SEATTLE — A’ja Wilson had 24 points and 20 rebounds for her first career 20-20 game and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 84-79 on Wednesday.
It was the 21st 20-20 game in WNBA history. Wilson’s is the second in Aces franchise history, following Natalie Williams (Utah Starzz, 2001).
Wilson, who also had 4 blocks and 3 steals to go along with the 20 rebounds, said, “I feel like that’s the side I take personal, the defensive side.
“It’s crazy, if you would have asked me my rookie year, it was like, ‘What’s defense? I’m never playing it.’ But I learned defense wins games and championships for you. I really have to be that locked in.”
Wilson joined Sylvia Fowles (2021) as the only players in WNBA history with games of 20 points, 20 rebounds, 3-plus steals and 3-plus blocks. Both games came against the Storm.
Wilson is second in the WNBA in rebounding (11.3 RPG) to Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese (11.9), so she’s used to big numbers on the boards. But not quite this big.
“Getting 20 rebounds? My shot wasn’t going so I was like, ‘I’ve got to do something out here. I didn’t travel to Seattle for just cardio,'” Wilson joked. “So it turned out to be rebounds.”
Also on Wednesday, it was announced that Wilson will be featured as the WNBA…
